1 July 2016 Happy Birthday to an English Rose….Lady Diana, Princess of Whales would have been 55 years old today

I drew this in Sept 1997 – like much of the world, I was sad for a long time after she died.

Why was I so sad she died? I was sad because she was so imperfect and broken. She made mistakes. Despite all her beauty, grace, love, empathy and compassion she was a flawed human being just like the rest of us and I loved her for it. I can remember having a dream about her after she died. The main thing I remember about it was seeing her jump into a swimming pool and something about her “face being in the tea towels”….that infamous phrase. I can remember doing a digital signing of the book of condolences for William and Harry after her death. I think she would be so proud of her boys and would have been an awesome Grandmother! Wherever and whenever she is now, I’m sure she is happy and certainly loved. It’s all just a sheer curtain between here and there.

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The best symbol to identify me is like the tattoo I have of a chameleon. The best way to understand my spirituality is to take in the beauty of any tree. Everything I need to know about birth, life, death and immortality can be summed up in the life of a tree! I am a creator. If I can figure out a way to make something I see with my own hands I do it. I love to do anything creative - wire bending, writing, drawing, singing, crocheting blankets, photography. I am a very spiritual person...not religious. Mother Nature and all of her creation are my church and spending time outside with her is my greatest therapy. Walking, meditating, praying and doing Tai Chi/interpretive dance in nature is how I pray. My life is an expression of life with the God of my understanding. My God is the energy that made all that is and continues to sustain it.
Some of my mottos: Everything I've ever been through whether it be good or bad has been for a reason. It is my responsibility, when given the opportunity, to share my experience, strength and hope with others who are facing what I've been through. I try to Lead by Example! Life for me is not about quantity, it's about quality. Money is only energy....not life. I feel if one person is positively affected by my writing here....my mission has been accomplished....one tells one....and so on. In the beginning and the end of life all that will ever be meaningfully remembered about you is one thing....Love. Loved and Be Loved.